valis
See also: valís and válíš
English
Noun
valis
- plural of vali
Anagrams
- Alvis, Livas, Salvi, Silva, Slavi, Sliva, Vasil, Vials, Vilas, silva, vails, vials, vilas
Friulian
Noun
valis
- plural of val
Latvian
Zilais valis
Etymology
Borrowed from German Walfisch, a Germanic compound where Wal- is from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). The word was first borrowed (as valzivs, a compound of val- with zivs (“fish”) on the model of Wal-fisch, in the early 19th century; before that, only expressions like liela zivs “big fish” or jūras zvērs “sea beast” had been used. The form valis appeared in the early 20th century, and succeeded in replacing valzivs completely only in the 1950s.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [valis]
Noun
valis m (2nd declension)
- whale (large maritime mammals of the order Cetacea)
- dienvidu valis ― southern whale
- zilais valis ― blue whale
- vaļu medības ― whaling (lit. whale hunting)
- vaļu medību kuģis ― whaler (lit. whale hunting ship)
- lielākie mūsdienu zīdītāji, vaļi (dažu sugu īpatni pat 30 m gari) ir pastāvīgi ūdens iemītnieki ― the largest modern mammals, whales (specimens of some species are up to 30m long) are permanent water inhabitants
Declension
Declension of valis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | valis | vaļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | vali | vaļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vaļa | vaļu |
| dative (datīvs) | valim | vaļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | vali | vaļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | valī | vaļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vali | vaļi |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “valis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaˈlis/
Noun
valis f (plural valis)
- suitcase
Derived terms
- valisëta